Read MoreToday is Presidents Day.
Put another way, it’s an excuse to take the workday off.
Before we head off to the beach or clean out the garage, or down that six-pack, let’s use this day as it was intended, which is to remember the people who have resided at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Read MoreWhen you were elected, and then re-elected 15 months ago, so many of us were filled with hope. You might have been truly a transformational figure in our nation’s history at a critical time, instead of the guy who just so happens to occupy the White House until the next election cycle. You still have that chance. But time is running out. Fast.
Pete Seeger
(1919 – 2014)
An extraordinary man.
A wonderful life.
A powerful message.
An unwavering commitment.
It’s 1:03 am PST.
I was just about to turn in for the night and go to bed when I saw the sad news that Pete Seeger had passed away. He was 94.
Wow, what a life.
Please do yourself a favor, where ever you are. No matter what your political beliefs. No matter whether or not you know this man’s name or not, or understood what songs he sang or what he stood for.
We owe him a moment of our time today, and I beg you to give it to him. Take a few minutes to learn something about him, or listen to one of his songs (Where Have All the Flowers Gone?, Turn, Turn, Turn, We Shall Overcome, to name a few), or watch a video on YouTube and learn more about the things he believed in.
I can’t imagine a man who lived as full a life as Pete Seeger. I can’t envision a greater joy than giving and sharing his soul, as he did for nearly a century. I can’t fathom that on the very night after the evening that was to honor the music, one of the pioneers of American music and spirit is no longer with us.
This land is your land, Pete Seeger. This land is my land, too.
Thanks to you and your music, this land was made for you and me. [See Footnote]
VISIT THE PETE SEEGER WIKI PAGE HERE
2007 documentary trailer on Pete Seeger HERE which has been appearing this month on HBO:
Footnote: “This Land is Your Land” was actually written by Woodie Guthrie but was often performed by Pete Seeger.
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Read MoreHow often do we hear the saying….” they don’t build things like they used to?”
I suppose there’s truth to some older things having more style. It’s hard to top the fashions and fads from many years ago.
But the fact is, just about everything made today is now better and safer than it used to be. Especially cars, thanks in no small measure to consumer activist Ralph Nader, the pioneer for American automobile safety.
Read MoreIsaac Asimov wrote, “Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t shine in.”
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